Antenna guy wire anchor



Aug. 25, 1959 T, L R JR 2,901,198

ANTENNA GUY WIRE ANCHOR Filed Sept. 28, 1955 wk W rm M 2 MW mm .m W

United rates Patent ANTENNA GUY WIRE ANCHOR Walter T. Gilmore, Jr., Morgan City, La.

Application September 28, 1955, Serial No. 537,208

4 Claims. (Cl. 24848.2)

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in anchoring brackets for attaching a guy wire adjacent an edge or'cornice of a roof.

More specifically the invention embodies an anchor for a guy wire which is secured to the side of a building under a gutter and forming the anchor with an outwardly curved upper end to project above the gutter for attaching the guy wire thereto without subjecting the gutter to the strain of the guy wire.

An object of the invention is to construct the upper end of the anchor at its outer surface with a cleat and above which an opening is formed to receive the guy wire for passing about the cleat to adjust the tension of the guy wire from a position on the roof.

Another object is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construction, which is strong and durable, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purpose for which the same is intended.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a t ansverse sectional view of a roof gutter showing the guy wire anchoring bracket attached to a building under the gutter;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view; and

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the anchoring bracket.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates the anchoring plate 6 having an arcuate arm 7 at the upper portion of the plate and curved upwardly and outwardly therefrom.

The upper portion of the arm is formed with an opening 8 and below which and at the outer surface of the arm is a downwardly projecting cleat 9.

The anchoring bracket 5 is secured to the side of a building 10 under a gutter 11 so that the outwardly curved arm 7 lies under the gutter and with the opening 8 above the gutter. An antenna guy wire 12 may then pass downwardly through the opening and around the cleat 9 and returned upwardly through the opening for twisting the free end of the wire about the wire at a point about the arm 7 to enable the tension of the wire to be adjusted and anchored by a person either on the roof or from a ladder against the side of the buildmg.

The anchoring bracket also serves to support the gutter.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood, and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A guy wire anchoring bracket comprising an upright plate attachable to a side of a building beneath a gutter and having an upper end and an arm on said upper end extending upwardly and laterally from said upper end and curving in an arc throughout its length and adapted to extend in front of and above a gutter in supporting engagement therewith, said arm having an upper end pro vided with an opening therein and with a depending straight cleat having an upper end joined to said arm beneath said opening and for attachment thereto of a guy wire extending through said opening.

2. For use in combination with a building of the typ including an exterior wall and a roof having a gutter mounted on said exterior wall at the intersection of the exterior wall and the roof, a guy wire anchor for anchoring a lower end of a guy wire, said guy wire anchor comprising a vertically disposed mounting plate for mounting said guy wire anchor on the exterior wall below the gutter, an upwardly and outwardly curved arm extending from the upper end of said mounting plate and being adapted to pass around the gutter with the upper end of said arm terminating above the gutter, a depending cleat secured to said arm on the outer surface thereof and below the upper end thereof, and an opening through an upper part of said arm intermediate said arm upper end and said cleat whereby a guy wire may extend above the gutter, through said opening and be anchored on said cleat.

3. For use in combination with a building of the type including an exterior wall and a roof having a gutter secured on said exterior wall below the intersection of said exterior wall and said roof, and a guy wire extending above said roof, an anchor for the lower end of a guy wire, said anchor comprising a vertically disposed mounting plate, means connected to said mounting plate for securing said mounting plate to an exterior wall, an upwardly and outwardly curving arm extending from said mounting plate, said arm adapted to extend up and around a gutter terminating in an upper end disposed above the gutter, a depending cleat secured to said arm on the outer surface thereof and below said upper end, an opening through an upper part of said arm above the gutter and intermediate said arm upper end and said cleat adapted to receive a guy wire therethrough for anchoring to said cleat.

4. The combination of claim 3 wherein said mounting plate and said arm are of the same width.

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